This major focuses on the science and management of production animals, including beef and dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, goats and pigs.
You'll study nutrition and reproduction (of both grazing animals and intensively housed animals), animal health and genetics, animal behaviour, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, and biochemistry and pasture science.
Your practical classes will be conducted in some of the best animal teaching and research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Animal technician
- Animal management officer
- Biosecurity officer
- Animal health officer
Graduate salary
Science and mathematics (undergraduate)
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Overseas study
- Research experience
- Laboratory work
- Workshops
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Animal Behaviour, Handling & Wellbeing
- Animal Nutrition & Technology
- Animal Health & Epidemiology
- Animal Breeding & Genetics
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